Beaumont man sentenced for bank burglary

A 28-year-old Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for burglarizing a bank in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.

Michael Anthony Jones pleaded guilty of bank burglary on January 14 and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison today, April 5, by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone. Jones was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,908.50.

According to information presented in court, on June 8, 2012, Jones burglarized the Chase Bank branch on Washington Blvd. in Beaumont by breaking a window while the bank was closed. Jones admitted to stealing $2,908.50 in cash from the bank. Jones was arrested in Louisiana on August 2, 2012, and questioned about an unrelated charge. During questioning, he admitted to burglarizing the bank in Beaumont. Jones was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 7, 2012, and charged with bank burglary.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Beaumont Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Randall L. Fluke.

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